Text "Support" to 289-201-6270 if you support Chris on Oct 24th.
15 Mapleglen Court, Whitby, Ontario L1R 1T7, Canada
CHRIS LEAHY's PAST achievements:
- New Whitby Hospital site selection
- Budget approval - Whitby Sports Complex
- Removal of 412 tolls (8 years of lobbying)
- Implemented police body-worn cameras
- Expanded cycling network
- Green Standard for sustainable development
- Vision Zero strategies for safer streets
- Speed Bumps, Safety Zones
- Expanded Rural broadband
My New Platform For Whitby:
Building Neighbourhoods
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship
- Effectively manage town growth with family friendly parks, cycling connections and amenities.
- Ensuring developers pay their fair share for community infrastructure costs as our community grows
- Plan for long term care and infrastructure supports for the new hospital to be built in Whitby
- Build out the New Whitby Sports Complex & infrastructure supports
- Balancing urban sprawl & development intensity with transit priority along major corridors
- Implement the Whitby Mature neighbourhoods study to minimize intensification impacts to existing neighbourhoods
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Stewardship
- Implement & expand the Whitby Green Standard encouraging development with lower carbon footprints here in Whitby
- Protecting green spaces & CLOCA lands to ensure that our environment is protected for future generations to enjoy.
- Increase electrification of the Town & Regional fleets
- Expand electric vehicle charging stations across town to encourage & support electric car adoption
- Look for new opportunities for district energy sharing at town facilities to reduce town owned building carbon footprint
Safer Communities
Environmental Stewardship
Safer Communities
- Continue to improve the walk-ability of both of our downtowns with more sidewalks and cycling paths.
- in school zones along with safety initiatives such as vision zero.
- Push for a new Paramedic station in south Whitby
- Full roll out of Speed Reduction program across town to keep our streets safe for children (Community Safety Zones, Speed Bumps, Bollards, etc).
- Automated Speed enforcement in community Safety Zones
Good Government
Transit and Emergency Services
Safer Communities
- Continue to find and implement cost efficiencies, such as the LED light replacement program.
- Expand the commercial and industrial tax base to bring relief to residential taxes.
- Lobby provincial and federal governments for fair & sustainable supports for municipalities.
- I get it. The commute is too long and we need better jobs here in Whitby.
- Continue to expand pre-serviced land along the 412 & 407 corridors so businesses choose Whitby.
- Improve the business experience so it is easier to create new jobs locally.
Transit and Emergency Services
Transit and Emergency Services
Transit and Emergency Services
- Ensure proper supports for Whitby Fire, Durham Region Police Service and Durham Region Emergency Services
- Ensure Transit has the funding and planning to expand transit services for residents.
Town & Regional Improvements
Transit and Emergency Services
Transit and Emergency Services
- Full examination of services that are delivered by the Region and look for innovative ways of delivery.
- Benchmark services against other jurisdictions to ensure we meet or exceed service delivery.
- Increase community engagement during the planning process.
- ontinue increased communication with residents such as the ward advisory committee I initiated.
- Affordable housing - building 1000 units and committing to 1000 more
Chris Leahy'S Past Events:
Glen Hill Terrace Long Term Home
Steve and Chris at the grand opening of the new Glen Hill Terrace Long Term Care Home. The home will be bringing over 160 bed long term care homes in Whitby
Road Safety Intiative
Chris attending the media event announcing additional slow down signs to be implemented across town as part of Vision Zero strategy for the Town and the Region
Health Care Expansion
Chris and his wife Natalie put the first shovels in the ground at the new Whitby Health Centre bringing 40+ physicians to Whitby
Indigenous Event
Chris attending an Indigenous Drum Circle celebration welcoming Summer